'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr......
They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......
In a state where thin margins and minor swings decide electoral outcomes, nothing can be left to chance, even for those relishing the cocooned life, observes Shyam G Memon. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata......
In a befitting reply to Pakistan, India exercised its 'Right of Reply' in response to references to New Delhi stating that the nation that has institutionalised the systemic persecution of its......
'It will be the end of the Congress after the Lok Sabha election.''Many Congressmen and even Communists will move to the BJP.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at a road show in......
Are we running a cricket match using football rules, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The rules of football are clear even to schoolboys: Only the......
What can malls do to entice customers? Brand coach Ambi Parameswaran has a few suggestions. IMAGE: An employee applies a social distancing sticker inside a shop in a mall after it reopened......
What will the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government do to answer the queries and fears of investors who will want to be doubly sure they would not be harassed at a later date, as has been happening......
'As I watched Mammootty 'try out' Mathew Devassy, I could hear from my theatre seat the ready-made appreciation of the liberal press, their applause for the great actor having flirted with......
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...'A typical politician's line, did you say,......
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.''Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.' IMAGE: Director Jude Anthany Joseph and Tovino Thomas, left, on the......
IMAGE: Sinead O'Connor in the Nothing Compares 2 U video Sinead O'Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles......
'You become a critic because the job entails watching a 100 films a year, out of which there will be five or six good films.''It's really a glutton for punishment, but you're also optimistic and......
IMAGE: Ivory Coast's Marie-Josee Ta Lou (right) looks at her opponents as she out-runs them during round one of the Women's 100m heats on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic......
'In our collective imagination Diego Maradona represents a certain glorious past, he's a symbol of what we might have been.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona reacts after receiving a yellow card during the......
We should all bow before the legend that is Leander, says Rahul Jacob. IMAGE: Leander Paes in Bengaluru after making his last appearance at a tournament in India. Photograph: PTI Photo As a child......